What color is #ADA982?

#ADA982 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA982?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 130: 173 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA982?

The complementary color is #8286AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA982 color

#ADA982 rgb(173, 169, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA982 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 51% blue (173, 169, 130).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#ADA982 color codes

HEX	`#ADA982`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, -4.99, 20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 21.3, 103.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.451, 38.872, 26.75)`
Decimal	`11381122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA982, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADA982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADA982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada982; }
.text { color: #ada982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada982, #9bad82); }

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Questions

What color is #ADA982?: #ADA982 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA982?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 130: 173 red, 169 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA982?: The complementary color is #8286AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.